Accounts Payable Assistant (12 Months Ftc)

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Our client is the UK’s fastest growing hydration specialists. They provide exceptional coffee, water, juice and vending solutions to over 8,000 commercial organisations, enabling them to provide welcome refreshments when they’re needed most.

With nearly 20 years in business, their experience and expertise are unrivalled, and their passionate team is committed to creating bespoke solutions that exceed your expectations and delight your customers, team and visitors. They are now looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their growing team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Accounts Payable Assistant

Up to £26k DOE Per Annum DOE | 12 month FTC | Ipswich | Mon - Fri, 8-5pm | Bonus Scheme | 24 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays | Regular Company Events | Personal Development |

Our client are seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their busy accounts department to support in maintaining the purchase ledger for their UK and Ireland companies and working closely with suppliers. Our client’s success is built on outstanding customer service, hard work and a great team culture. As Accounts Payable Assistant you will be part of a dynamic, fast-paced accounts team reporting to the Accounts Payable Controller. Working as part of a small Accounts Payable finance team you will be responsible for your own workload, whilst supporting your wider team to ensure all purchase ledger tasks are completed, and that suppliers are happy and paid to terms.

Duties (to include but are not limited too):

• ?Supporting the Accounts Payable Controller to ensure the supplier accounting records are maintained accurately and in a timely manner
• Ensuring invoices in dispute are placed on hold and releasing upon resolution which may involve ensuring a credit note is received and processed correctly
• Posting payments, including Direct Debit and Proforma onto the ledger and are matched to an invoice as appropriate
• Working with the finance team and other colleagues as needed, to ensure smooth running of all accounts-related purchase processes across the business.
• Being accountable for maintaining an accurate and tidy purchase ledger
• Ensure all supplier accounts are maintained accurately and timely, including invoices processed onto the supplier records to ensure payment is made to terms
• Proactively resolve internal and supplier queries
• Ensure all payments on account are matched to purchase invoices within KPI timeframes

Person Specification:

• Highly numerate and have a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a related finance role, with experience of the purchase ledger, cash book and reconciliations.
• Understanding of the purchase to pay process and how the finance team and other departments impacts this.
• Understanding of various banking transactions and processes, such as Direct Debit, bacs, standing orders
• Has a service-driven approach to deliver the WOW factor internally and to customer externally.
• Always striving to find better ways of doing things; identifying solutions and committed to delivering positive change
• Is able to work using their own initiative as well as working as part of a team.
• Has brilliant verbal and written communication skills as well as being highly responsive and organised.
• IT proficient, with a good understanding of MS Office products (Outlook, Excel, Teams)
• Ideally be studying towards a professional accountancy qualification, such as AAT level 3 or above.

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If you have been successful, we will contact you by the phone and begin taking you through our step by step recruitment process, doing our utmost to ensure the role is right for you, ascertaining your suitability in the process. This process will all be explained on initial contact.